MFL
Intent
The French scheme of work aims to instil a love of language learning and an awareness of other
cultures. We want pupils to develop the confidence to communicate in French for practical
purposes, using both written and spoken French.
Through our scheme of work, we aim to give pupils a foundation for language learning that
encourages and enables them to apply their skills to learning further languages, developing a
strong understanding of the English language, facilitating future study and opening
opportunities to study and work in other countries in the future.
Implementation
The scheme of work is designed with three knowledge strands that run throughout the units of work with knowledge building cumulatively: Phonics, Vocabulary and Grammar. This knowledge is then applied through the skills strands: Language comprehension (listening and reading) and Language production (speaking and writing) See the curriculum map and progression document for more details.
Impact
The impact of the scheme can be monitored continuously through both formative and
summative assessment in line with the school’s monitoring and data cycle.
After the implementation of French, pupils should leave school equipped with a range of
language-learning skills to enable them to study French, or any other language, with
confidence at Key Stage 3.
The expected impact of following the French scheme of work is that children will:
➔ Be able to engage in purposeful dialogue in practical situations (e.g., ordering in a cafe,
following directions) and express an opinion.
➔ Make increasingly accurate attempts to read unfamiliar words, phrases, and short texts.
➔ Speak and read aloud with confidence and accuracy in pronunciation.
➔ Demonstrate understanding of spoken language by listening and responding
appropriately.
➔ Use a bilingual dictionary to support their language learning.
➔ Be able to identify word classes in a sentence and apply grammatical rules they have
learnt.
➔ Have developed an awareness of cognates and near-cognates and be able to use them to
tackle unfamiliar words in French, English, and other languages.
➔ Be able to construct short texts on familiar topics.
➔ Meet the end of Key Stage 2 stage expectations outlined in the National curriculum for
Languages.
